Just curious if anyone else has ever gone "yeah, that could be a good breed for me, except [some superficial/weird/silly reason]"

I've been thinking about this lately because I keep telling myself that I should look into Samoyeds and that they could be a good match for me, but then I think "do I really want a dog that cute? A dog that always looks happy?"

And then I think about how they all sort of look alike (except with varying levels of poofiness) and the clone factor sort of weirds me out.

(no offense to samoyeds, dogs that always look happy, and breeds where the dogs all look alike!)

I love the temperaments of a lot of different breeds but want a particular look (upright ears, short coat) and size (20lbs). If there were more breeds that met those perimeters I would have had a more difficult time choosing.

There's quite a few breeds I won't have because they're too popular here

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I am picky about coats. ANY sort of beard and it's a no go, absolutely not. I just walked Phoebe (shih tzu) and then she drank a bunch of water and jumped up on the couch next to me. Then her wet beard touched me and I gagged and made her move over. Just can't. I can barely take Tucker's coat because stuff stick in it...leaves, twigs, etc.

Drool is the same deal. I know people who carry drool rags to wipe their dog's face. No way.

I don't really want a lab or golden because of how popular they are. It's stupid I know. I have other reasons for not liking labs now, goldens would still probably be a decent match, but the popularity thing (not just numbers but because people love them so much) is a turn off for me. It's like if he's super well behaved and nice people are going to assume it's because he's a golden not because I put a lot of work in. And that will bother me. It's a bad reason to avoid a breed, but I can't get over it.